Description
Kitchen sink surprise cookies combine unexpected ingredients in a delightful dessert that challenges traditional baking norms. Crispy edges, gooey centers, and playful mix-ins make these cookies a memorable treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (227 grams) unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ¾ cups (660 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups (250 grams) dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup (150 grams) white granulated sugar
- 1 cup (170 grams) M&M’s (red and green)
- ½ cup (85 grams) white chocolate chips
- ½ cup (60 grams) pretzels
- ⅓ cup (40 grams) salted potato chips
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) holiday sprinkles
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Liquefy butter and allow cooling to room temperature. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl to create a uniform dry ingredient base.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Cream cooled melted butter with dark brown and granulated sugars until smooth. Integrate eggs and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly to create a rich, homogeneous mixture.
- Dough Formation: Delicately fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent overmixing. Gently fold in M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzels, crushed potato chips, and holiday sprinkles, distributing ingredients evenly throughout the dough.
- Chilling and Portioning: Using an ice cream scoop, portion dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 30 minutes) to enhance flavor development and cookie structure.
- Baking Process: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Arrange 6 dough balls on a fresh parchment-lined sheet, maintaining adequate spacing. Bake for 13-15 minutes, rotating midway to ensure uniform browning.
- Finishing Touches: Immediately after removing from oven, reshape cookies using a large cookie cutter. While still hot, embellish with additional mix-ins before cooling and setting.
Notes
- Chill for Success: Refrigerating the dough helps prevent spreading and enhances flavor complexity, creating richer, more developed cookie texture.
- Mix-In Magic: Balance sweet and salty ingredients carefully to prevent overwhelming flavors; aim for harmonious blend of textures and tastes.
- Shaping Technique: Using a cookie cutter right after baking helps create uniform, professional-looking cookies while they’re still warm and malleable.
- Temperature Control: Room temperature butter ensures smoother mixing and better cookie structure, so don’t rush the cooling process.
- Prep Time: 50 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 196
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 113 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 29 mg